POOL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. POOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POOL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POOL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,505.
What stands out about POOL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small body of still water, or an artificial basin built for swimming.
A pool can be a natural hollow where rainwater or a stream collects, such as a rock pool, or a purpose-built structure such as a swimming pool. By extension, the word describes any shared supply gathered together, as in a car pool or a pool of money.
How POOL is used
Common in everyday speech; also widely used figuratively for a shared resource.
- The children splashed happily in the swimming pool.
- Rainwater collected in a shallow pool beside the trail.
- Coworkers formed a car pool to save on petrol.
- The company keeps a pool of funds for emergencies.
- Fish darted through the still pool beneath the waterfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POOL
The 4 tiles of POOL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POOL
11 longer words begin with POOL.
Words ending in POOL
8 words end in POOL. Useful as a back hook: play POOL onto a word already on the board.
Words with POOL inside
24 words contain POOL in the middle. Words that start with POOL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POOL
Common questions about POOL
- Is POOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POOL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POOL worth?
- POOL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POOL mean?
- A small body of still water, or an artificial basin built for swimming.
- What letters can be added to POOL?
- POOL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POOL:
Open POOL in the Word Finder